Scrappy Bindings: One of the things that throws me off when thinking about making or even starting a piece is the binding. We have talked about this before and there are tons of alternatives to a basic binding such as mounting on canvas, framing, zig zagging the edges etc. But the last few pieces that I did for my Silhouette pattern samples I decided to just glue scrapes over the edge and then either leave them or do z tiny zig zag stitch on the raw edge. One the three I did this way I loved it and was looking forward to doing it at the end in stead of dreading the binding. So I thought I'd share a few that I did. All my samples so far have been made with batiks so I had no issue with raveling. The Rooster Silhouette was done with a Kaffe Fasset fabric and I was delighted that it was such high quality and didn't fray at all! The Rooster "binding" I did with bright whimsical Kona fabrics (which fray terribly) so I had to stitch. The Elephant and Fish Collage Silhouettes I did with batiks and there was no fraying so I haven't stitched them down. I am now happy to say that I really love this method of just using scraps or strips and gluing or fusing them to the edge, wrapping them to the back and stitching or not stitching. There are no rules in my art so I will be using this again and again! Hope you might try it too. More on Binding and Finishing on my website: suefreeberndesigns.com